[OSM-talk] Suggestion more complete mapping verifactiion

[Steve Coast]

On 17 Sep 2007, at 22:26, John Baker wrote:

| d) If someone posts to say Heddon Street in London W1 is not in the  
database here is a link:
| http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf? 
x=529233&y=180753&z=1&sv=heddon+street&st=1&tl=Heddon+Street, 
+W1&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf
| Is it then OK for someone to walk down Heddon Street with a GPS and  
map this road in OSM?

You have to prove they went down the road and didn't copy it, and it  
wasn't a purposful easter egg!

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Copyright_Easter_Eggs

> I think in general the project should be looking at linking up with  
> more sources for verification. It seems a shame that no-one  
> considers this.

Of course it was considered, at least by me, but you weigh that up  
against getting nuked from orbit by people with space weapons  
(lawyers) like RM.

But we're talking past each other, you haven't really answered my  
points about 192, or Dair's about accuracy of 'official' lists, and  
you don't want to prove your point by doing it.. so it's all a bit  
silly.

have fun,

SteveC | steve at asklater.com | http://www.asklater.com/steve/